Martine Diepenbroek
Martine D.
About Professional Tour Guide
I am a Dutch Classicist and Ancient Historian, who works as a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Johannesburg. I am specialised in communication security and secret messaging in the ancient world and had published several articles and a book. As a historian, I also have broad knowledge of Greek, Roman, Mesopotamian and Egyptian history, archaeology, and culture.
September 2026
TROJAN WAR. Fact, Fiction, and the Making of a Myth
October 2026
HANNIBAL: Elephants Across the Alps
EGYPTIAN DEITIES: Life, Death and the Afterlife
Ancient Medicine
It was very informative and entertaining
Fascinating Knossos
Very enlightening lecture and the photos were excellent.
Wonderful and enlightening.
This was my first time with Martine as a guide, but it will not be my last. Very informative. I really appreciated that she spoke clearly and slowly so that I could process what she was saying. I was at the Parthenon in June 2017, and did not learn half of what she presented. It was so hot that I suppose I probably would have fainted at that length. Definitely worth the hour today.
Secret Communication In the Ancient Greece and Rome
A very informative zoom meeting from Martine who is clearly very knowledgeable on the subject. They spoke slowly and clearly, allowing for a great discussion of participants questions at the end. Amazing work, very pleased 🙏
Learned so much!
Martine’s tour, Communication Security In the Ancient Greek and Roman World, was captivating. I thought it would be interesting, but it was fascinating…I just never considered that such intrigue went back so far, and that there were such simple, (but clever) designs to it. I really enjoyed the tour.
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